Table Game and Poker Cards—Specifications

PURPOSE: This rule establishes minimum standards for cards used for gambling games. (1) Unless otherwise approved by the commission, all cards used for gambling games must meet the following specifications: (A) Cards used to play table games and poker shall be in standard decks of fifty-two (52) cards each with each card identical in size and shape to every other card in such deck or as otherwise approved by the commission; (B) Each standard deck shall be composed of four (4) suits: diamonds, spades, clubs, and hearts; (C) Each suit shall be composed of thirteen (13) cards: ace, king, queen, jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. The face of the ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 value cards may contain an additional marking, as approved by the commission, which will permit a dealer, prior to exposing his/her hole card at the game of blackjack, to determine the value of that hole card; (D) The backs of each card in the deck shall be identical and no card shall contain any marking, symbol, or design that will enable a person to know the identity of any element printed on the face of the card or that will in any way differentiate the back of that card from any other card in the deck; (E) The backs of all cards in the deck shall be designed so as to diminish as far as possible the ability of any person to place concealed markings thereon; (F) The design to be placed on the backs of cards used by licensees shall contain the name or trade name of the Class B licensee where the cards are to be used and shall be submitted to the commission for approval prior to use of such cards in gaming activity; (G) Each deck of cards for use in table games as defined in this section shall be boxed separately or boxed in sets of two (2) or more manufacturer pre-shuffled decks and wrapped with cellophane or shrink wrap or other similar material as approved by the commission and such packaging shall have a tamper resistant destructive security seal and a tear band. Each deck of poker cards shall be boxed in sets of two (2) decks and wrapped with cellophane or shrink wrap or other similar material as approved by the commission and have a tamper resistant destructive security seal and a tear band; (H) Nothing in this section shall prohibit decks of cards with one (1) or more jokers contained therein; provided, however, such jokers shall be used by the Class B licensee only in the play of any games approved by the commission for that manner of play; and (I) In addition to satisfying the requirements of this section, the cards used by a Class B licensee in any poker room game must— 1. Be visually distinguishable from the cards used by that Class B licensee to play any table games; 2. Be made of plastic; and 3. Each set of poker cards shall have two (2) decks with visually distinguishable card backings. These card backings may be distinguished, without limitation, by different logos, different colors, or different design patterns. AUTHORITY: sections 313.004, 313.805, 313.830, and 313.845, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 17, 1996, effective Aug. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed July 3, 2000, effective Feb. 28, 2001. Amended: Filed May 29, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed Feb. 28, 2007, effective Oct. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed July 31, 2014, effective Feb. 28, 2015. Amended: Filed Oct. 27, 2016, effective June 30, 2017. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2010; 313.830, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 2000, 2010, 2014; and 313.845, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 1995.